Beth Duston Fitzsimmons
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Beth Dustan Fitzsimmons is the chair of the US National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). She was appointed to the Commission and named its chairperson by President George W. Bush in 2004.
Background
Since 1975, Dr. Fitzsimmons has provided a full range of information services for high tech companies. Her firm, Information Strategists, founded in 1987, features development of technical information centers, corporate information audits, electronic online and Internet information resources, database creation and maintenance, customized market research, and patent searches.
From 1996-1999, Dr. Fitzsimmons was involved with several projects at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. From 1993-1996, she was associated with CENDI; Dr. Fitzsimmons served as the information specialist for 10 years at Aerodyne Research, Inc. Dr. Fitzsimmons also has served as the Chairman of the Depository Library Council to the U.S. Public Printer (1993-94) and received the Public Printer's Distinguished Service Award. She was a Presidential appointee to the Advisory Board of the 2nd White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services (1991) and based on her understanding of information technology, chaired the conference's Technology Committee.
She is a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Special Libraries Association (SLA), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
References
- US National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Meeting the Information Needs of the American People: Past Actions and Future Initiatives (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, March 2008), page B-7. [This publication is in the public domain as defined under Title 17 USC §105.]
- The Louis Round Wilson Academy formed; Creating trust in the digital age (Press Release, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Information and Library Science, November 2005), http://sils.unc.edu/news/releases/2005/10_LRWA.htm. [Beth Fitzsimmons is noted as one of the founding members.]
Publications
- Fitzsimmons, Beth (2002). "Reexamining Knowledge Spillovers: An Auto-Industry Project Reveals the Range of Benefits Government-Supported R&D Can Provide to Smaller Firms". Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society 22 (1): 3-12 http://bst.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/22/1/3.
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